A pair of surfers had a lucky escape after two gigantic killer whales were spotted swimming just feet away during a Norwegian surfing competition.
Footage shot from the shore initially shows competitors in the Lofoten Masters riding the waves in the icy waters of northern Norway.
But spectators quickly spot two black fins poking menacingly out of the water, swimming alarmingly close to the competitors.
One surfer , wearing a red wetsuit, spots the enormous creatures and begins to wave frantically for help as they circle the helpless pair.
He then turns around and paddles desperately away from the deadly animals, and thankfully both surfers escape unharmed.
It is rare, but not unheard-of, to see the mammals swimming so close to the shore.

A two-metre-long turtle has reportedly washed onto a beach in Calella, near Barcelona on the northeast coast of Spain.
The apparently dead leatherback turtle, which reportedly weighs 700kg, was filmed being removed from the beach with a crane.
It is reportedly the second leatherback turtle, or Dermochelys Coriacea, to wash ashore on the Spanish coast in the past month, after fisherman in Vilanova i la Geltrú found a 300-kilogramme dead at the beginning of September.

An ox crazily knocked down five pedestrians before being shot dead by police on Saturday in Xingning City of south China's Guangdong Province.
The ox was transported from out of the city. It got rid of the rope and ran away immediately after getting off the truck.
Surveillance video shows five pedestrians were knocked down by the escaping ox. One female victim sustained three broken ribs while other four victims got minor injuries.
Local police rushed to the spot immediately after receiving the report. They later found the ox in the south of the city, but it rushed into the forest and disappeared after realizing there were people around.
To prevent the ox from hurting more people, police and village officials conducted a comprehensive search in the area and finally found it in an old house in Diaofang Town.
"We informed the villagers to close their doors. Then we blocked the exit of the old house in order to trap the ox and kill it," said He Yinghao, a police officer of Diaofang Local Police Station.
The sniper of the police finally found a sniper site and shot the ox dead.

This shocking footage shows a diner desperately trying to get a mouse out of his trousers after the rodent climbed up his leg at a restaurant.
The horrified customer was mid-dinner with friends and family at the eatery in south-west China when the mouse made an appearance.
Mobile phone footage taken by fellow diners show the customer immediately cupping the animal with his hand and screaming.
Meanwhile, others at the table desperately call for the manager to sort the matter out.
The thick tail of the mouse is clearly visible on the man's leg, with the rest of the rodent trapped in his trousers.
Video shows the manager eventually arriving - pressing down on the animal in the man’s trouser leg, as other shocked diners tell her to "crush [the mouse] to death".
The struggle lasts for several minutes.
The manager asks witnesses to "stop filming", and they eventually appear to suffocate the mouse, pulling it out of the man’s trousers by its tail.
The customer was apparently slightly hurt after the mouse scratched him while trying to escape. The rodent was reportedly disposed of after the incident.
The customer's name and the exact location of the restaurant are unclear.

An undercover report has exposed a shocking trend in a Chinese city, which sees pet owners sending their dogs to street vets to have their vocal cords removed to stop them from barking.
Horrifying pictures and videos have emerged which show one unlicensed vet, in south-west China, performed devocalisation operations on dozens of dogs in the street as his assistant forced open the mouths of the animals.

The news has sparked an outrage among the public as people and animal lovers called the procedure ‘unnecessary’ and ‘cruel’.

The undercover report, by Chengdu Business Daily, claimed that the vet, known with a surname Zeng, had been running his business at a flower and bird market in Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu since September 14.

Mr Zeng can be seen setting his booth at the side of a road. His equipment, displayed on a folding table, included a thong, a torch, cotton wool balls and tourniquets.

A disturbing video shows a white Pomeranian being injected anaesthetics into its front limb.

Mr Zeng then put a thong into the dog’s mouth and cut off its vocal cords while his assistant held the canine’s mouth wide open with the help of two red strings.

The devocalisation operation ended as Zeng threw the vocal cords out on the floor and took the white dog aside.

A brawl of the marsupial kind has been caught on camera on somebody's front lawn.
A family came across the three kangaroos apparently fighting as they drove down a quiet street in Australia at night.
Footage shows the group of animals squaring up to each other in the battle, which took place in the front garden.
The family stayed safely inside their car as they spotted the trio of raging roos on the other side of the road.
Two of the animals appear to box in slow motion as the video starts, jumping and slinging their arms.

A video apparently showing two exhausted dogs being dragged behind a car has sparked calls for the driver to be prosecuted.
The footage, which was taken in traffic in China, has been met with outrage by some social media users after it was shared online.
The driver denies abusing the two greyhounds and has apparently claimed he was dragging them behind the Hyundai SUV to train them for races.
The clip shows both dogs panting heavily before one appears to collapse in the road because of fatigue.

Amazing footage has been published of the miracle moment firefighters resuscitated a lifeless puppy rescued from a house blaze.
The little dog - known as Buster - was able to regain consciousness after firefighters used new equipment designed for pets.
In a series of videos posted to Twitter this morning, Buster can be seen being brought back to life through use of a special oxygen mask.
After being pulled from the flames of a kitchen fire, the pooch can be seen on the ground with the mask over his face to kick-start his breathing after smoke from the inferno caused his lungs to close up.
The firefighters can be seen lightly petting the pup before he miraculously begins to breathe on his own.

This footage shows the moment a vet with his assistants removes dozens of giant maggots growing under a dog's skin. He is enjoying it and makes some jokes to his new assistant telling her she needs to eat them.

A daredevil cameraman has captured an extremely close-up video of a Great White Shark .
The spectacular footage, which was filmed yesterday, reportedly shows a four-metre Great White in South Africa.
The underwater clip gives a rare glimpse of the killer and a close look at its terrifying jaws.
According to the cameraman, this particular shark is nicknamed Scarlet and has been in the same bay for about a month.

Conservation rangers in Kenya finally captured footage of a pair of white giraffes in the wild. The rangers had been keeping an eye open for the animals, whose skin color is caused by a genetic condition

A kangaroo roamed the streets of Wisconsin after escaping from a local farm on Thursday morning.

Kenosha County Sheriff's Department received a call at 7 a.m. that an animal, believed to be a kangaroo, was seen wandering near a county highway.

"It was determined that that the kangaroo exited it's confine from Jerry Smith's Farm (7150 18th Street) possibly by kicking the confine gate," the sheriff's office said. "The kangaroo decided to wander west on 18th Street"

Police eventually managed to track down the kangaroo, which "didn't put up a fight" and safely brought it home, the Journal Sentinel reported.

"Jerry Smith's Farm was contacted and 5-year-old Joey the kangaroo was safely returned to the farm without any injury to anyone," the sheriff said.

The comedy bit, which aired Saturday, is about three scientists who are showing investors their new invention that allows dogs to speak to humans.

One of the scientists uses her own dog to show the invention in action.

The scientists and investors are shocked when the dog declares his support for Donald Trump, asking, “Did you know your dog likes Trump?”

The dog continues to back President Trump while being told, “No! You don’t like Trump!” and “You’re just a dog, you don’t know what you’re talking about.”

SNL’s canine star replies, “It’s just that kind of condescending attitude that got Trump elected in the first place.”

Eventually one of the investors pulls out her gun to shoot the dog, to which he responds, “Oh for God’s sake, I can’t even have a conversation without you liberal snowflakes…”, but he is cut-off by his owner who tells him to shut up.

The skit ends when the investors are so triggered they have to get up and leave, saying, “That dog is a problem.”

Admittedly, making fun of liberals is extremely easy, but it’s also rare for SNL to do so.

Are they running out of anti-Trump skit ideas or do they realize mocking SJWs will attract a new audience?

Fifteen minors who allegedly sexually assaulted a donkey in the small rural town of Sidi Kamel in the communal providence of Sidi Kacem have been treated for rabies infections received from the animal.
The 15 children and teenagers stayed at the Mechraa Belksiri Hospital for one week to receive rabies vaccinations after the animal transmitted the disease to them, claimed Moroccan daily Al Akhbar in its August 10 edition.

The incident has put the families of these fifteen young people into distress and horror, reports the daily.

Local authorities have been alerted and search for find anyone else who has “approached” and “admired” the animal closely, in order to limit the risk of rabies spreading among the inhabitants of the region.

The alleged incident became the subject of mockery and ridicule among the population of the small town.

However, it has also become a subject of fear and shame for parents who, in the utmost secrecy, hastened to have their children vaccinated in case they had approached the animal.

According to the daily, the number of infections could be much higher, as some families preferred to take their children to hospitals outside the region to avoid humiliation.

The local authorities ordered the owner of the animal to slaughter it to avoid further risk of spreading the disease.

Can you call the police on a several ton animal that just arrived your truck of hay?

If you can, this truck driver better hop on the telephone and start making calls to the local police office and file charges against the elephant that stopped the truck and then robbed it of a few hay Bales.

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The sickening video appears to show two wide-eyed inmates biting the heads off rodents as a crowd of prisoners cheer them on
A prisoner reportedly high on a 'zombie' drug licks a live mouse before biting its head off in this horrendous footage.
The crowd shouts and jeers as two wide-eyed inmates in US prison-issue uniforms hold the rodents up to the camera.
American websites that have posted the clip claim the men had been smoking flakka just before taking part in the sickening challenge.
Flakka is a drug similar to bath salts and causes hallucinations and psychosis, and last year it was linked to cannibalistic attacks in Florida.

WARNING DISTRESSING FOOTAGE Animal rights charities are threatening to sue after video and photos emerged of the stricken horse collapsed on the ground in Sicily
The majestic-looking white stallion fell to the ground outside a church in Borgetto, near Palmero in Sicily, on the couple's big day.
A video shows the groom trying to help the animal, which had been pulling an ornate cart.
Charities have voiced their horror after footage was uploaded to the internet showing the stricken horse.

A curious puppy narrowly escaped the jaws of death after going splashing around in a flood - unaware he was swimming in alligator -infested waters following Hurricane Irma .
His brush with death was filmed by horrified owner Corina Cox, who had taken him out to stretch his legs after being evacuated.
The pup, named Pokey, was enjoying his swim when he spotted the reptile, which was looking for its next meal.
Corina, 37, believes Pokey's curiosity nearly proved fatal. She recounted her horror as she desperately pulled on his lead trying to save him.

This guy who was tired of stepping in dog shit on his sidewalk out front of his house called the perpetrator in the act!

Listen as this man walks outside, confronts a woman who just watched her dog take a shit on the pavement, and he forces her to pick up the dog shit after threatening to knock out her drug addict boyfriend who also wants her to pick up the dog shit in fear of being knocked out!